05-03-2006, 12:51 AM
Hurriyat seeks regular institutionalised dialogue with Centre
New Delhi, May. 2 (PTI): On the eve of the second round of their talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here tomorrow, Jammu and Kashmir's separatist amalgalm Hurriyat Conference today said it wanted institutionalization of dialogue with the Centre to solve Kashmir issue and regular holding of the exercise.
"We want institutionalising of the dialogue process with the Centre. By this, we mean that these talks should not be treated as yet another meeting with some separatists outfit but as a part of triangular talks between New Delhi, Pakistan and People of Kashmir," Mirwaiz Umer Farooq told PTI on his arrival here at the head of a six-member delegation for the talks.
He said there should be a regular interaction the Hurriyat and the Centre. "When we talk of seriousness towards resolving the issue, we expect a regular interaction with New Delhi as we do with Islamabad", the Mirwaiz said.
He said the Hurriyat Conference was not coming with a list of demands which could meet local demand but would present "our set of suggestions" for finding a political solution to the Kashmir issue.
"We want Kashmir to be become as a point of cooperation between India and Pakistan rather than point of conflict", he said.
Besides the Mirwaiz, other members of the delegation for the talks, being held after seven months, are Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Maulana Abbas Ansari, Aga Syeed Badgami and Fazal-ul-Haq Qureshi.
New Delhi, May. 2 (PTI): On the eve of the second round of their talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here tomorrow, Jammu and Kashmir's separatist amalgalm Hurriyat Conference today said it wanted institutionalization of dialogue with the Centre to solve Kashmir issue and regular holding of the exercise.
"We want institutionalising of the dialogue process with the Centre. By this, we mean that these talks should not be treated as yet another meeting with some separatists outfit but as a part of triangular talks between New Delhi, Pakistan and People of Kashmir," Mirwaiz Umer Farooq told PTI on his arrival here at the head of a six-member delegation for the talks.
He said there should be a regular interaction the Hurriyat and the Centre. "When we talk of seriousness towards resolving the issue, we expect a regular interaction with New Delhi as we do with Islamabad", the Mirwaiz said.
He said the Hurriyat Conference was not coming with a list of demands which could meet local demand but would present "our set of suggestions" for finding a political solution to the Kashmir issue.
"We want Kashmir to be become as a point of cooperation between India and Pakistan rather than point of conflict", he said.
Besides the Mirwaiz, other members of the delegation for the talks, being held after seven months, are Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Maulana Abbas Ansari, Aga Syeed Badgami and Fazal-ul-Haq Qureshi.